Press: The Truth About Iowa

First they study the paper for signs and portents. Later they make a
pilgrimage to the Des Moines Register and Tribune Building. Candidates
seek the paper's blessing and pray for its endorsement. Out-of-town
journalists beg background and clues. The Iowa presidential caucuses
are just six weeks away, and for the moment the Des Moines Register is
just about the most closely read and eagerly courted newspaper in the
land.

The Register has everyone's attention because it is Iowa's only
statewide paper (27% of all Iowa families subscribe, 40% on Sunday),
with the power to...